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Helicopter crashes into glasgow pub
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Fedayn
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There's 3 pubs in a 'triangle', The Scotia Bar, The Victoria Bar and the Clutha Vaults. All 3 have a certain rep as left-leaning, folk/live music old working class bars. Many people, myself and a lot of politically active mates included, spent many many happy times in all 3 pubs. The 3 pubs are very well known in the city.
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Ah, that'd be more sensible than active retardant release. Could be awkward it that went off at the wrong moment...
Betcha he doesn't know the difference between pitch, roll and yaw...
E2A: In English - it's quite possible he thinks "end over end" is a polite form of "arse over tit" and it's not occurred to him that anyone's interested in the difference between the tail going over the nose, vice versa, the port side going over the starboard side, or whatever.
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Indeed. I was at a party the weekend after 7/7 and two guests only popped by to say a quick hello and goodbye because they were on their way to identify a body...
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Is it yours to post this rubbish?
Vintage Paw
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Latest statement from the police seems to be that 8 are confirmed dead, with 14 who have received very serious injuries. Press conference apparently due to begin shortly. 
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25165894
8 dead (although only 1 confirmed according to police), all three inside helicopter sadly died.
8 dead (although only 1 confirmed according to police), all three inside helicopter sadly died.
Garcia Lorca
Anger can be power
I hope everyone on here and around them is alright. As fed said above this is the pub that a lot of people would have frequented in our circles
My regular sat afternoon music bar. Had many a fine summer evening talking and singing I the beer garden.
I haven't had the chance to read the thread yet. Tragic news.
My regular sat afternoon music bar. Had many a fine summer evening talking and singing I the beer garden.
I haven't had the chance to read the thread yet. Tragic news.
agricola
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Awful news.
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8 deaths now confirmed by Police Scotland, with 14 seriously injured still being treated in hospital.
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Helicopter involved was leased from Bond Helicopters, who supply many of the oil and gas transfer helicopters, including those involved in incidents in the North Sea over the past few years. Black box is being looked for.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-25166921
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-25166921
Miss Caphat
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so sorry to hear about this.
I hope all urbanites in that area are ok (and their friends/family).
I hope all urbanites in that area are ok (and their friends/family).
Casually Red
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some..at least...british military helicopters are fitted with flame retardant foam as well as self sealing fuel tanks . If the tank is ruptured either by projectile or crash the fuel leaks into a gel coating, which expands on contact with the fuel and thereby seals the gap. That can take a wee bit of time before it seals and cuts off the fuel leak , so an immediate dose of flame retardant foam is needed to ensure no flamey stuff. Or so I heard, cant remember where now.
Awful awful news - at a pub that any one of us could have been in if we were in Glasgow for live music and the craick. Heartfelt sadness for all involved, survivors and loved ones, and those poor devils who were not so lucky.
Helicopters can be guided down reasonably gently on engine failure providing adequate altitude and airspeed have been achieved.
Perhaps this one was hovering quite low when something catastrophic occurred?
Helicopters can be guided down reasonably gently on engine failure providing adequate altitude and airspeed have been achieved.
Perhaps this one was hovering quite low when something catastrophic occurred?
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Statement from NHS Greater Glasgow being made at 5.30pm.
Anonymous1
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Horrendous news
Someone mentioned a guy, interviewed outside, who knew his father was inside. Had to leave just he started speaking on the news, couldn't get it out if my head. What was he saying? I know it wasn't immediately afterward, was he hopeful? Couldn't imagine being his postion tbh and won't watch it now.
I understand people giving eyewitness accounts to the media but for the vultures to put relatives of potential casualties/fatalaties stinks to me
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You could be standing there ranting any shit your "in shock" brain fires to your mouth unfiltered. Then they run it four times an hour 'til they get bored of that piece.
Sorry but i felt the above bit had to be said, that's coming from a tit who was made crass jokes (not about what happened) earlier in the thread.
Though i can say i hang my head in shame, they'll defend their position.
Someone mentioned a guy, interviewed outside, who knew his father was inside. Had to leave just he started speaking on the news, couldn't get it out if my head. What was he saying? I know it wasn't immediately afterward, was he hopeful? Couldn't imagine being his postion tbh and won't watch it now.
I understand people giving eyewitness accounts to the media but for the vultures to put relatives of potential casualties/fatalaties stinks to me
.You could be standing there ranting any shit your "in shock" brain fires to your mouth unfiltered. Then they run it four times an hour 'til they get bored of that piece.
Sorry but i felt the above bit had to be said, that's coming from a tit who was made crass jokes (not about what happened) earlier in the thread.
Though i can say i hang my head in shame, they'll defend their position.
I understand people giving eyewitness accounts to the media but for the vultures to put relatives of potential casualties/fatalaties stinks to me
You could be standing there ranting any shit your "in shock" brain fires to your mouth unfiltered. Then they run it four times an hour 'til they get bored of that piece.
I had the same thought this afternoon.
I did see one reporter stop the interview with tears in her eyes and say ''actually we'll end the interview now as I can see you are very shocked....'' Which I thought was the act of a good egg.
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More repsect to her then, i'm sure many in her profession would've lauded in dragging out any heartache on display.
Never watched that interview i mentioned but just saw the same on the news and he said he knew his father was dead, as soon as he saw exactly where
it went through. Still checked all the hospitals repeatedly and his phone is off, now just waiting for the confirmation.
Heart wrenching when he said a firemen mentioned there was bodies in the bar and he offered to go in as he's probably be able to identify them
Sickened after that.
TheHoodedClaw
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Decent programme on 5live just now. Not at all sensationalising anything, mostly just letting folk who were there talk about it, with kind words from the presenter when needed. Radio seems to me to a better medium than TV for that sort of thing.
J Ed
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One of the dead has now been named.
Spymaster
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If the main fan packs up and the tail rotor keeps going it could give a nose over tail effect. Not sure how likely that is though.
Fedayn
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Two now.
weepiper
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seems odd that it's only one. They must know the names of the ones in the helicopter and at least one of the others in the pub is basically certain. A friend of several friends that one, the fella whose son was interviewed a few times
Spymaster
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seems odd that it's only one. They must know the names of the ones in the helicopter and at least one of the others in the pub is basically certain. A friend of several friends that one, the fella whose son was interviewed a few times
They most likely know who a lot of the dead are but families need to be notified and bodies formally identified before names are released. That can take time especially if the bodies are badly damaged.
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